ORDINANCE NO. 1951

 

AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND FOR THE CLOSING OF AN AREA OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF HUSTON TERRACE AND WEST LOCUST STREET, IN THE CITY OF SALISBURY, WICOMICO COUNTY, STATE OF MARYLAND, AND FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF SAID PARCELS TO PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IF ANY, OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY IN AND TO THE BED OF A PORTION OF SAID STREETS.

 

 

     WHEREAS Peninsula Regional Medical Center is planning to expand its facilities to increase its quality and responsive medical care to meet the needs of the region’s growing population;

 

     WHEREAS Peninsula Medical Center’s master plan establishes a new building to be located on Huston Terrace and enlarge a portion of West Locust Street to become the primary entrance to the Medical Center’s facilities;

 

     WHEREAS Huston Terrace and West Locust Street are City of Salisbury public ways in accordance with the SC11-2 of the Salisbury Charter;

 

     WHEREAS the City Council desires to facilitate the expansion of Peninsula Regional Hospital to provide better and expanded medical care and quality of life for Salisbury residents;

 

     WHEREAS Peninsula Regional Medical Center has obtained ownership of all the parcels abutting the public ways proposed to be closed;

 

     WHEREAS Peninsula Regional Medical Center has requested that the City close Huston Terrace and a portion of West Locust Street;

 

     WHEREAS the City of Salisbury has determined to abandon the property as it is of no value; and

 

     WHEREAS the Salisbury Charter SC11-2 gives the City charge of all public ways in the City of Salisbury and SC16-18 allow the City to abandon or otherwise dispose of property that is not saleable.

 

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Salisbury, Maryland, as follows:

 

1.    That the area designated as West Locust Street from Waverly Drive to Huston Terrace and Huston Terrace from West Vine Street to West Locust Street is hereby closed and vacated as a public street, alley, or way.

 

2.    That in closing such public streets or ways, the City of Salisbury retains rights in the property.  The transfer of the property is subject to the City having and retaining existing stormwater drainage patterns which shall remain unchanged unless altered in accordance with a plan approved by Salisbury Public Works and implemented at the expense of the property owner.  The property is further subject to the reservation of an easement for all underground public utilities.

 

3.    That for the purposes and reasons hereinabove set forth, the City of Salisbury be, and hereby is, authorized to convey to Peninsula Regional Center, all of its right, title and interest in the designated area of West Locust Street from Waverly Drive to Huston Terrace and Huston Terrace from West Vine Street to West Locust Street.

 

4.    In consideration hereof, Peninsula Regional Medical Center shall pay all expenses associated with this Ordinance.

 

5.    The City Solicitor be, and hereby is, directed to prepare and submit for execution by the City of Salisbury, an appropriate deed for the purposes aforesaid.

 

6.    This Ordinance shall take effect from the date of its final passage.             

 

      THIS ORDINANCE was introduced and read at a meeting of the Council of the City of Salisbury held on the ___ day of _______, 2005, and having been published as required by law, in the meantime, was finally passed at its meeting on the ____ day of _________, 2005.

 

ATTEST:

 

 

___________________________                       __________________________

Brenda J. Colegrove                                                Michael P. Dunn

City Clerk                                                                   President of the City Council of the

City of Salisbury

 

Approved by me this _________day of ____________, 2005.                        

 

 

_____________________________

Barrie P. Tilghman

Mayor of the City of Salisbury